I’m not getting the same vibe as 1994 at all. This entire election has seemingly become Palin-centric. It’s very different from ‘94 when the momentum was with the entire GOP from top to bottom nationwide. The battle now is to hold on for dear life to what we have now, including the Exec branch, not making sweeping gains, which just isn’t happening. The Dems are only in panic mode over being in a losing position to take the Exec, and they’re not sweating it so much over Congress.
As for names and faces to put up on the tv, I’m a bit stumped. We just don’t have a whole lot of stars. Unfortunately, the bitter hatred we see from the media permeates down to the local level. They’re even more now in the bag for Obama as Dhimmis than they were for Kerry and Gore. Sick stuff.
I’m thinking more and more that the NRCC ought to make a portion of their fundraising an al la carte system, where people could donate to specific congressional districts. The reason the national committees are running low on cash is because the base is burned by the committees defending too many RINOs that don’t deserve it. Of course, that’s probably why the national committees would never go for it. They still want the option.
Still, I think it’d dramatically up their coffers, and may entice some better qualified candidates to run if they knew the national folks were ready to back them up.